We are looking forward to Mike’s upcoming presentation: “Building Traffic with Social Media” at UNCW on March 1st!  This informative seminar will help business owners take their existing social media campaigns to the next level with helpful tips and strategies on building quality traffic.  Many thanks to our friends at the SBTDC (Small Business & Technology Development Center) for hosting this event. We hope you’ll join us!

Register for Sage Island’s Social Media Strategy Seminar by Feb. 23rd!

We are looking forward tothis year’s Biz Tech Conference/Expo on January 26th at the Wilmington Convention Center!

The event is the region’s largest business-to-business conference and this year’s agenda is packed with seminars, excellent keynote speakers (PPD founder Fred Eshelman & former NC Governor Jim Hunt), and will include a ton of local exhibitors.  If you are in the area, we invite you to register with our special BizTech discount code. This waives your $5 entry fee to attend the BizTech Expo and AfterHours- both great networking events.

Visit the Biz Tech website and use the code: sagebiztech (This code will only work until Monday, January 23^rd so register soon.)

Sage Island will be in booth #203. Stop by and see us!

We are getting excited about the Student Rocket Pitch event coming up next week, Wednesday, November 16th! Mike was asked to be one of the judges this year and will certainly have a tough decision on his hands with all of the brilliant business plans.  If you haven’t been to this event yet, put on by the UNCW Entrepreneurship Center, we highly recommend you attend. It’s a fun night where students pitch their entrepreneurial ideas in short 5 minute increments, competing for cash prizes. The audience has a hand in the vote via text messaging, so come help Mike decide who should win! Seats are limited so make sure you register for the Student Rocket Pitch soon.  See you there!

Join over 400 Wilmington area professionals for the 2011 Wilmington Information Technology eXchange and Conference. Held on April 7, WITX will bring leading professionals from the technology industry, along with UNCW students and faculty together to discuss the ever-evolving technology trends for 2011.

Focusing on information technology, Wilmington area industry leaders will demonstrate the technologies they are developing, and how technology is being integrated into industry applications.

As an experienced internet marketing professional, Sage Island’s very own Mike Duncan will participate on a panel specific to Social Networking and Collaboration Tools at 3:45 p.m. In this session, Mike will provide insightful information on current social media platforms. You won’t want to miss it!

Following this panel, students, faculty and local technology companies have the opportunity to network and share collective technology experiences in an open networking forum. Jason Dudley, UNCW IT student and Sage Island employee will be showcasing a project alongside other students from the Information Systems and Computer Science Department.

While the exhibit and networking opportunity is free of charge, the panel presentations require registration and seats are quickly filling. Register today and reserve your spot.

We have always valued our relationship with UNCW, the local university here in Wilmington, NC. We work closely with the Business and IT Departments and are excited  to be working with the Entrepreneurship Center, an excellent resource for emerging entrepreneurs. The center hosts a weekly television show called Envision, featuring successful local business owners and recently asked our CEO, Mike Duncan to the show. Check out the interview below!

ASD Trade Show was established in 1961. They are one of the nation’s largest merchandise trade events in the industry, with over 3000 exhibitors and 45,000 retailers from all over the world, held in March & August. ASD Las Vegas showcases 4 major verticals—Gift & Toy, Jewelry, Style/Beauty, and Value & Variety. The Show runs February 27-March 2, 2010 at the Sands Expo Center. Sage Island’s CEO Mike Duncan will be giving two one hour seminars on Monday, Feb. 28th and Tuesday, March 1st. For more info on ASD Trade show visit their website at www.asdonline.com.

Mike is scheduled to speak on Feb. 28 and March 1st. His seminar “Strengthening Your Web Site’s Presence through an Integrated Marketing Plan” will teach business owners the tactics behind growing an online brand.

Check out the seminar schedule.

Strengthening Your Website through an Integrated Marketing Plan
Your website is a critical component of your business. At a time when online competition has never been so fierce, it’s crucial to ensure that qualified traffic is coming to your site. This seminar, presented my Mike Duncan, CEO of Sage Island addresses the necessity of a well designed, innovative website, and how to properly market it through a hands on approach of planning, analysis, and optimization. Mike speaks to the art of SEO and PPC tactics, successful eCommerce strategies, and how to properly utilize social media platforms to drive results and maximize your bottom line.